CONCACAF Giants Cup
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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = CONCACAF Giants Cup
| year = 2001
| other_titles = Copa de Gigantes
| country =
| dates = March 4 – August 5
| venue =
| num_teams = 12
| winners = {{flagicon|MEX}} América
| count = 1
| second = {{flagicon|USA}} D.C. United
| third =
| fourth =
| continental_cup_title = 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
| continental_cup_qualifiers = América
D.C. United
| matches = 27
| goals = 54
| attendance =
| scoring_leader =
| player_label =
| award =
| prev_season = 1998
| next_season =
}}
The CONCACAF Giants Cup was an international football club competition held in 2001 to replace the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup. The tournament was organized by CONCACAF for the 12 teams with the highest attendance in their respective national leagues. The winners and runners-up would qualify for the new CONCACAF Clubs Cup, which would serve as a qualification tournament for the FIFA Club World Championship.{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |author-link=Steven Goff |date=February 17, 2001 |title=United's Ammann To Return Monday |page=D3 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/02/17/uniteds-ammann-to-return-monday/4c5567dc-dca7-4e75-abef-35e9293179e1/ |work=The Washington Post |accessdate=November 18, 2024}}{{cite news |date=February 17, 2001 |title=Two M.L.S. Teams Invited to Event |page=D7 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/17/sports/plus-soccer-two-mls-teams-invited-to-event.html |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=November 18, 2024}} The Giants Cup was announced in November 2000 and planned to be one of the two primary annual club tournaments for CONCACAF alongside the more traditional Champions' Cup.{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Grahame L. |date=August 2, 2001 |title=The Giants Cup Is a Bigger Joke |page=D3 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-the-giants-cup-is/159339634/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 18, 2024}}
The tournament's semifinals and final were originally scheduled to take place in late April in Los Angeles, but were later postponed to early August to accommodate conflicts with the teams' schedules.{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |date=April 5, 2001 |title=United Wins in Jamaica |page=D2 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/04/05/united-wins-in-jamaica/a43b1edf-81fd-4ad1-a073-8e81b2e4e1fa/ |work=The Washington Post |accessdate=November 18, 2024}} The prize money for the Giants Cup was set at $50,000 for the winner and $40,000 for the runners-up.{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |date=April 11, 2001 |title=United Takes Time For the Giants Cup |page=D2 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/04/11/united-takes-time-for-the-giants-cup/9c0bd434-feec-439f-b282-2794fa9ea261/ |work=The Washington Post |accessdate=November 18, 2024}} Mexico's Club América won 2–0 in the final against D.C. United of the United States at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, with 3,127 spectators in attendance.{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Grahame L. |date=August 6, 2001 |title=Club America Beats D.C. United to Win Giants Cup Event |page=B6 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-club-america-beats/159339066/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 18, 2024}} Both teams qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002, which replaced the Clubs Cup in October 2001.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
First round
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| date = March 4, 2001
| time = 15:00
| round = 1st leg
| team1 = Transvaal {{flagicon|SUR}}
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|JAM}} Arnett Gardens
| goals1 = Kijansi {{goal|31}}
| goals2 = Neil {{goal|63}}
| location = Paramaribo, Suriname
| stadium = André Kamperveen Stadion
| attendance =
| referee = Urvin Faneijte (ANT)
| nobars = Y
}}
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| date = March 11, 2001
| time = 15:00
| round = 2nd leg
| team1 = Arnett Gardens {{flagicon|JAM}}
| score = 5–1
|aggregatescore= 6–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUR}} Transvaal
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Reingoud {{goal|32}}
| location = Kingston, Jamaica
| stadium = Tony Spaulding Sports Complex
| attendance =
| referee = Mervin Lee (ATG)
| nobars = Y
}}
Arnett Gardens qualified for the quarterfinals.
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| date = March 7, 2001
| time = 12:00
| round = 1st leg
| team1 = Alianza {{flagicon|SLV}}
| score = 1–5
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Saprissa
| goals1 = Larrea {{goal|45}}
| goals2 =
| location = San Salvador, El Salvador
| stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán
| attendance =
| referee = Hugo Castillo (GUA)
| nobars = Y
}}
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| date = March 9, 2001
| time = 20:00
| round = 2nd leg
| team1 = Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}
| score = 0–0
|aggregatescore= 5–1
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} Alianza
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
| stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
| attendance =
| referee = Marcio Carranza (HON)
| nobars = Y
}}
Saprissa qualified for the quarterfinals.
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| date = March 7, 2001
| time = 15:00
| round = 1st leg
| team1 = Águila {{flagicon|SLV}}
| score = 1–3
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} Municipal
| goals1 = Sampaio {{goal|72}}
| goals2 =
| location = San Miguel, El Salvador
| stadium = Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
| attendance =
| referee = Roberto Moreno (PAN)
| nobars = Y
}}
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| date = March 14, 2001
| time = 20:00
| round = 2nd leg
| team1 = Municipal {{flagicon|GUA}}
| score = 1–1
|aggregatescore= 4–2
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} Águila
| goals1 = Martins {{goal|19}}
| goals2 = Ponciano {{goal|74}}
| location = Guatemala City, Guatemala
| stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores
| attendance =
| referee = Vivian Rodríguez (HON)
| nobars = Y
}}
Municipal qualified for the quarterfinals.
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| date = March 7, 2001
| time = 20:00
| round = 1st leg
| team1 = Comunicaciones {{flagicon|GUA}}
| score = 4–0
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Motagua
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = Guatemala City, Guatemala
| stadium = Estadio Mateo Flores
| attendance =
| referee = Olger Mejía (CRC)
| nobars = Y
}}
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| date = March 14, 2001
| time = 19:30
| round = 2nd leg
| team1 = Motagua {{flagicon|HON|1949}}
| score = 1–1
|aggregatescore= 1–5
| report =
| team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} Comunicaciones
| goals1 = Carballo {{goal|42}}
| goals2 = Machón {{goal|15}}
| location = Tegucigalpa, Honduras
| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
| attendance =
| referee = Neftalí Recinos (SLV)
| nobars = Y
}}
Comunicaciones qualified for the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
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|id = Match 01
|date = {{Start date|2001|4|4}}
|time =
|team1 = Arnett Gardens {{flagicon|JAM}}
|score = 0–3
|team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} D.C. United
|goals1 =
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|stadium = Tony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston
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{{Football box
|id = Match 02
|date = {{Start date|2001|4|11}}
|time =
|team1 = D.C. United {{flagicon|USA}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|JAM}} Arnett Gardens
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|stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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D.C. United won 5–1 on aggregate.
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{{Football box
|id = Match 03
|date = {{Start date|2001|7|25}}
|time =
|team1 = Comunicaciones {{flagicon|GUA}}
|score = 3–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Guadalajara
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
|attendance =
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{{Football box
|id = Match 04
|date = {{Start date|2001|8|1}}
|time =
|team1 = Guadalajara {{flagicon|MEX}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} Comunicaciones
|goals1 =
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|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
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Comunicaciones won 4–2 on aggregate.
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{{Football box
|id = Match 05
|date = {{Start date|2001|7|8}}
|time =
|team1 = C.S.D. Municipal {{flagicon|GUA}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Club América
|goals1 =
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|stadium = Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
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{{Football box
|id = Match 06
|date = {{Start date|2001|7|31}}
|time = 20:00 ({{UTZ|18:00|-6}})
|team1 = Club América {{flagicon|MEX}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} C.S.D. Municipal
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|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
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América won 3–1 on aggregate.
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{{Football box
|id = Match 07
|date = {{Start date|2001|4|4}}
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Columbus Crew
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás
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{{Football box
|id = Match 08
|date = {{Start date|2001|4|11}}
|time =
|team1 = Columbus Crew {{flagicon|USA}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|CRC}} Deportivo Saprissa
|goals1 =
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|stadium = Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus
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Saprissa won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Semifinals
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|id = Match 01
|date = {{Start date|2001|8|3}}
|time =
|team1 = D.C. United {{flagicon|USA}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{flagicon|GUA}} Comunicaciones
|goals1 =
|goals2 = García {{goal|22}}
|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
|referee =
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups01.html
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Match 02
|date = {{Start date|2001|8|3}}
|time =
|team1 = Deportivo Saprissa {{flagicon|CRC}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Club América
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
|attendance =
|referee =
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups01.html
}}
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Final
{{Football box
|id = Match 1
|date = {{Start date|2001|8|5}}
|time = 12:00 UTC-6
|team1 = Club América {{flagicon|MEX}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} D.C. United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
|referee =
|report = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups01.html
}}
Champion
{{winners-other|CONCACAF Giants Cup
2001 Winners|MEX|América|First}}
Top goalscorers
- Jorge Toledano (América) – 3 goals
- Martín Machón (Comunicaciones) – 3 goals
- Walter Centeno (Saprissa) – 2 goals
- Rolando Fonseca (Saprissa) – 2 goals
- Raúl Díaz Arce (D.C. United) – 2 goals
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups01.html RSSSF: FC Giants' Cup]
{{CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup Winners}}{{International Club Football}}{{North American club football competitions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Concacaf Giants Cup}}
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